"Thanks Tim. This is a good idea. I'm building my first 450 quad now, and a little worried about blowing through props trying to get the hang of it. How long of a tether would you recommend? Do you have any updated PID tunings for your setup?"
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Logs Wrong - pitchin and rollin values change during loiter when not touching the stick
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tim Green Mar 11. 8 Replies 0 Likes
My .log file shows pitchin and rollin changing during loiter when my hand isn't on the transmitter stick. Hoping someone can explain why. Note that when I see yawin change in the .log file, it…Continue
Looking for OSD recommendation
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tim Green Mar 12. 3 Replies 0 Likes
I've an F450 quad running a 3DR APM2.5 on 2.90 firmware with PM and Ublox GPS. I'll be adding a Hero 3 White camera to this on a pitch servo. And I'll want to add OSD to it.What OSD would you get for…Continue
Channel 7, RTL and mode state
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jim Wittstruck May 4. 6 Replies 0 Likes
If ch 7 is set up to initiate RTL, what happens to RTL mode when the ch 7 switch is switched back after being used to enter RTL?If the switch is left in RTL position, can the 3 position mode switch…Continue
a way to minimize circling in loiter? Fixed
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tim Green Feb 27. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Just tried my first 2.9 loiter. But it slowly circles about. Running 2.90 firmware on a stock DJI F450 with APM2.5 and the ublox GPS. I've modified these two params so far ..Ang Rate P: 0.14…Continue
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Parke @ ParkeFlyer commented on Tim Green's blog post Tethered - but flying ... the story of an APM 2.5 on a stock F450 quad frameModeratorGary Mortimer commented on Tim Green's status
"Sorry you feel like that Tim, if you have had a problem it should be aired. I certainly have never seen any nasty posts from you. Tell us again what the problem was."
AdminThomas J Coyle III commented on Tim Green's status
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This is a private website, not a public website. There is public access and you pay no fees to be a member. As one of the Admin I would like for you to point out what discussion, etc was "tightly controlled and censored"…"
Tim Green posted a status"APM truly seems to be somewhat public, but yesterday I noticed that this DIYDrones website is tightly controlled and censored. Not public."
Tim Green posted a status"Been flying the NAZA M V1 with V2 SW. Real smooth and predictable. Flying the APM also. Also nice. Both can flyaway. How cool is that?"
Tim Green posted a status"You can mount a Hero 3 using Kyosho Zeal to attach the bottom of the Hero 3 to the mount. Done two flights this way, to date."
Tim Green replied to Andrew Chapman's discussion RTL fly-away"Are you powering your gimbal servos from the output pins on the end of the APM? Or the gimbal pins on the side of the APM? Cause the pins on the side of the APM are powered by the PM, I think, when jp1 is out."
Tim Green replied to Andrew Chapman's discussion RTL fly-away"What settings will your rcvr put into the APM, during failsafe? Are they correct?"
Tim Green posted a status"Put APM back into my unused stock 3DR Hexa-B today. Flew 2.91b - NICE - rapid spinning ok in loiter. Ran with MP default PIDs. 2 mph wind"
Tim Green commented on Ron Perry's blog post Drone stuck in the arms of Lady Justice"Back in the day, it wasn't a news story, when an RC aircraft got stuck in a building, or a tree. I've dropped a plane onto a school roof - needed to borrow a ladder to retrieve it. But that wasn't news, back then. Just…"
Tim Green commented on Ron Perry's blog post Drone stuck in the arms of Lady Justice"This quote implies a search ...
Rittenour noted that nothing in Cline’s residence raised concern. Cline had no criminal history in the officer’s background check."
Tim Green commented on Ron Perry's blog post Drone stuck in the arms of Lady Justice"The fact the police entered the house for a bit of a search was nested in a sub story linked in the first story."
Tim Green replied to Ali Mazi's discussion Ditch the GoPro, it's the Canon SD1400is !"And it is still working nicely. No failures of any kind, to date. Used it to capture about 20 10-20 min vids so far. And some live transmissions as well."
Tim Green commented on Ron Perry's blog post Drone stuck in the arms of Lady Justice"Mac, first time the police searched the home of someone who lost their toy, I would imagine."
Tim Green replied to Forrest Frantz's discussion Building Copters with Round Tubes - Stronger, Lighter, Easier to Mount Motors than Square Tubes in the group ArduCopter User Group"You almost sold me, except for the mounting motors to round tubes part ... how do you do that?"
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- Been flying electric RC for years. Just getting into FPV and quads.
- Tell us a bit about your UAV interest
- Aerial video - being able to explore using the remote camera - while flying in a controlled flight or hover. Using waypoints to take pictures. And, I like technology. Always have.
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Viva MoonGel - or how I got +/-1 Accel Zs and a solid compass
Posted on March 16, 2013 at 6:00am 34 Comments 6 Likes
Final Compass and Accel Z Fixes
These are what brought my compass offsets within range, and stopped them from wandering during compass learn. And these fixes tamed my Accel X, Y and Zs, bringing them down to +/-1. And it flies and loiters so much better than…
Continue Tethered - but flying ... the story of an APM 2.5 on a stock F450 quad frame
Posted on February 2, 2013 at 9:30am 14 Comments 0 Likes
Here's a video, of my stock DJI F450 frame quad tethered to a plywood slab in my basement - where I'm learning to fly in different orientations in stab mode. Tether saves me from heavy fingers while learning, simply too much blizzard outdoors to fly there these days,
The tether was nylon string attached to bottom of quad. I'm tuning the stock APM…
Continue And it crashes - need hover in place mode to be functional before or along with stabilize mode
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 7:00am 75 Comments 0 Likes
First of all - let me say - ouch. Took me a week, to post this. Owwww. Anyway ...
First time outside - in stabilize mode - 3DR…
Continue It Flies!
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 10:41pm 7 Comments 0 Likes
Today I maidened my 3DR hexa-B with sonar. In my basement. It was snowing outside. Like crazy. Took it up about 2 feet. Moved it around a bit Set it down. And gasped for joy. Nice stuff. It has APM 2.5, v2.81 SW, ublox GPS, and sonar. Roll was fine but pitch was a bit twitchy - will be tuning before anymore…
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